Luggage carriage harness



March 2, 1954 K. R. COSTIKYAN LUGGAGE CARRIAGE HARNESS Original FiledJuly 20, 1949 INVENTOR. gm? R. (as T/Km/v Patented Mar. 2, 1954 7 Kent,R. Costikyan, Montclair, N. J.

Original application July 20, 1949, Serial No. 105,823, now Patent No.2,650,105, dated August 25, 1953. Divided and this application November8, 1951, Serial No. 255,449

The present invention relates to wheeled luggage carriages of the typeadapted temporarily to be mounted on pieces of luggage, suchas suitcases, trunks and the like to facilitate their manual transportation,and, more particularly, to harness thereof; and the present applicationis a division of my copending parent application Serial No. 105,823,filed July 20, 1949, now Patent No. 2,650,105 of August 25, 1953. I

A general object of the present invention is to provide such a devicewhich is readily and economically constructed and easily manipulated,and is of very light weight and compact in form while being compactlypackable to permit readyv storage with minimum occupancy of space inluggage when not in use; such apparatus being readily attached anddetached in an extremely simple manner by unique harness structure,preferably adaptable to various shapes and sizes of different types ofluggage pieces.

A more specific object of the invention is to provide in such apparatusunique harness pref.- erably readily adjustable to the dimensions ofvarious sizes of luggage pieces and being simply and removably fastenedthereto in a most efile cient and secure manner by a strap or tying loopextending diagonally about the load toward its opposite end edge quicklyanchored in position by tie means readily attachable to handles thereof.

Other objects of the invention will in part be obvious and will in partappear hereinafter.

The invention accordingly comprises the features of construction,combination of elements and arrangement of parts, which will beexemplified in the construction hereinafter set forth, and the scope ofthe invention will be indicated in the claims.

. For a fuller understanding of the nature and objects of the invention,reference should be had to the following detailed description taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing, inwhich:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the device of thepresent invention showing it mounted in a particular manner upon a largesuitcase, the outlines of which are indicated in dotted lines with partsbroken away, for wheeled support of the latter;

Fig. 2 is another perspective view of the carriage structure shown inFig. 1, with outlines of a suitcase mounted thereon being indicated indotted lines and with parts broken away, showing a modification of theharness means employed to secure the suitcase upon the carriage,

3 Claims. (01. 280-179) and with the assembly shown tilted to. normalvwheeling position;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged perpective view of one of the two complementarymembers of the carriage. device shown in Figs. 1 and 2 which. togetherserve as a unitary carriage when mounted together and equipped withwheels; and

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the structure shown I form of a v-shaped,elongated unit made from rigid material, such as light metalliccomposition or plastic. Each member 5 comprises a relatively narrow,elongated, rectangular bottom panel 6 flanked on both longitudinal sidesby substantially rectangular, elongated side panels 7, l, as best seenin Fig. 3. The two side panels-l. 1 are arranged substantially normal orat ninety degrees to each other, with the medially interposed bottompanel 5 arranged substantially at one hundred and thirty-five degrees toeach. An apertured end piece 8 is provided in the form of a cross barextending from the outer corners at 9, 9 of side panels I, 1.. Eachmember 5 is provided with m ans for supporting a roller or a wheel inthe nature of a pair of axially-apertured, projecting members or carsl0. and I I extending substantially normal to and outwardly away frombottom panel 6. Ears l0- and H are laterally spaced to receive a wheeli2 therebetween, rotatably supported on an axle l3 extended throughholes 14, I 4 in those cars, as shown.

Each side panel I is provided with a longitudinally-extending, elongatedslot 15. Cross bar 8 has its inner edge provided with a notch IT toserve as a strap seat extending substantially-normal to a lineapproximately bisecting the angle between side panels 7, 1. Notch l1preventsthe strap from undesirably sliding along cross bar 8 and thuspredetermines the location of the strap anchorage.

Two such members 5 as shown in Fig. 3, after equipping each with a wheell2, are then slidably connected together, such as by means of a pair ofcarriage bolts l8, l8, each extended through aligned slots l5, l5 ofboth members, and upon the threaded end of which is mounted a wing nut19. With loosening of the wing nuts I9, I9 it will be seen that a pairof complememtary members 5, 5 may he slid longitudinally relative toeach other so as to adjust the distance between their cross bars 8, 8.

As proposed in Fig. 1, such carriage construction may be mounted on alarge suitcase, such as that indicated in dotted lines at 20, byloosening the wing nuts l9, l9 and seating an end edge 2| of thesuitcase within the trough-like seat provided by the carriage. Members5, 5 are then slid toward each other so as to bring the cross bars 8, 8snugly up against opposite sides of the suitcase, after which wing nutsI9, H! are tightened. It is intended that the carriage so fitted on theend edge 2| of suitcase 20 be temporarily and securely held thereon byharness means of diagonally-arranged tying members, an embodiment ofwhich constitutes the subject matter of the present invention.

As proposed in Figs. 2 and 4, the carriage unit is equipped with aflexible and adjustable strap loop 21 having its end portions 28respectively secured to cross bars 8, 8, and of sufficient length as topass around the opposite end panel 29 of suitcase 20 up to the vicinityof the diagonally opposed end edge 25 of the latter. The flexible straploop 21 of the harness shown in Fig. 2 is provided with a flexible andadjustable length of auxiliary strap 30 having a loop 3| slidablyreceiving strap 2]. The auxiliary strap 30 is of such length as topermit it to be lapped up over end edge 25 of suitcase 29 and down overthe top panel to handle 32 thereof for temporary fastening thereto asindicated. Strap loop 21 may be additionally provided with a handle 33to facilitate handling of the piece of luggage. The adjustability ofstrap loop 21 may be provided by well-known buckle means, as indicated.

The harness of Figs. 2 and 4 is easily and quickly bound about arectangular luggage load to one end edge of which the wheeled carriageis fitted. Strap loop 21 is swung up over luggage end panel 29 andadjusted in length to have a transverse medial portion disposed in thegeneral vicinity of end edge 25 diagonally opposed to the one seated inthe carriage, with the remain-' ing strap end portions extendinggenerally diagonally across the side panels of the piece of luggage, asshown. Auxiliary strap 30 is slid along lop 2'! to have the portiondoubled back about the loop disposed adjacent to luggage end panel 29,then lapped up over end edge 25 and down over the luggage top panel tohandle 32 where it is readily attached temporarily, and finallytightened to cause the harness securely to bind the luggage load on thecarriage. In use one may easily wheel the luggage in a canted or tiltedposition by grasping handle 33. Such harness structure permits simpleand rapid unloading or dismounting of the carriage from the piece ofluggage.

It will thus be seen that the objects set forth above, among those madeapparent from the preceding description, are efficiently attained and,since certain changes may be made in the above construction anddifierent embodiments of the invention could be made without departingfrom the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in theabove description or shown in the accompanying drawing shall beinterpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

It is also to be understood that the following claims are intended tocover all of the generic and specific features of the invention hereindescribed, and all statements of the scope of the invention which, as amatter of language, might be said to fall therebetween.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. In a carriage for manually wheeling substantiallyrectangular pieces of luggage of the type having carrying handleslocated substan tially centrally of the top panel thereof, a harnesscomprising a loop of flexible binding means having opposite end portionsthereof anchorable in laterally-spaced relation to carriage structureand of a length to be looped about such a substantially rectangularpiece of luggage to extend from the vicinity of one near end bottomedgeof the luggage piece when that bottom edge.

is nested in the carriage structure between said loop end portions forsupport of the luggage by the latter, and to extend therefrom toward thediagonally opposite far end top edge of the luggage with the medialportion of said loop disposed beyond and transversely across the luggagefar end in the vicinity of the top edge of that far end, and a length offlexible tying means anchored at one end to said loop to be lappedup'from the medial portion of the latter over that luggage far end topedge and down over the luggage top panel to the luggage handle fortemporary securement thereto.

2. The luggage carriage harness as definedin claim 1 characterized bysaid binding loop and said tying means being each adjustable in lengthwith said tying means being slidable along said. loop for adjustment ofthe location ofthe an-r chorage of the latter to the former.

3. The luggage carriage harness as defined in claim2 characterized bysaid loop and tying means being in the'form of straps having endportions buckled together for adjustability with a loop of the tyingstrap slidably receiving said strap loop;

KENT R. COSTIKYAN.

References Cited in the file of this patent Great Britain May 4, 1949

